Trend estimates: Short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during March 2009 (472,100 movements), rose 0.9% compared with February 2009 (467,800 movements). This followed monthly increases of 1.0% each in January and February 2009.

Currently, trend estimates for arrivals are 0.7% higher than in March 2008.

Seasonally adjusted estimates: During March 2009, arrivals (473,600 movements) decreased by 1.0% compared with February 2009 (478,600 movements). This followed a monthly decrease of 3.1% for January 2009 and a monthly increase of 6.1% for February 2009.

Original estimates: There were 488,600 arrivals to Australia in March 2009.

SHORT-TERM RESIDENT DEPARTURES

Trend estimates: Short-term resident departures from Australia during March 2009 (469,700 movements), recorded a decrease of 0.5% compared with February 2009 (471,900 movements). This followed monthly decreases of 0.7% in January and 0.6% in February 2009.

Currently, trend estimates for departures are 2.4% lower than in March 2008.

Seasonally adjusted estimates: During March 2009, departures (464,900 movements) decreased by 2.5% compared with February 2009 (477,000 movements). This followed a monthly decrease of 5.7% for January 2009 and a monthly increase of 3.5% for February 2009.

Original estimates: There were 430,100 departures from Australia during March 2009.

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4 June 2009

May 2009

7 July 2009

June 2009

4 August 2009

July 2009

4 September 2009

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6 October 2009

September 2009

6 November 2009

DATA NOTES

This publication contains overseas movement data which should not be interpreted as 'persons'. See paragraph 5 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail.

The statistics in this publication have been rounded to the nearest 100 for short-term movements and to the nearest 10 for permanent and long-term movements. As a result, sums of the components may not add exactly to totals. Analysis featured in this publication is based on unrounded data. Calculations made on rounded data may differ to those published.

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